Kill 'Em and Leave
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'A formidable free-style book that isn't straight biography but a mix of history, street-level investigative reporting, hagiography, Deep South sociology, music criticism, memoir and some fiery preaching' Rolling Stone magazine
A Guardian best music book of 2016
The music of James Brown was almost a genre in its own right,…
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Kill ‘Em and Leave is a fascinating, gripping biography of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. After performances, he never partied. He got on his bus and left for the next venue, hence his motto: Kill ‘em and leave.
Brown was an extremely private, secretive person. Even those who knew him well didn’t know much about him. McBride interviewed several dozen folks who were close to Brown and pieces together a marvelous book. I could not put it down.
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